Janet Napolitano

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News about Janet Napolitano, including commentary and archival articles published in The New York Times.

Chronology of Coverage

Nov. 20, 2014

University of California Board of Regents gives preliminary approval to plan to raise tuition 27.6 percent over five years; Gov Jerry Brown fails to block measure in last-ditch effort; hundreds of students protest, but university system president Janet Napolitano argues that increase is necessary. MORE

May. 28, 2014

Thousands attend service in athletic stadium at University of California, Santa Barbara, to pay their respects to six students killed in rampage by Elliot O Rodger; Janet Napolitano, president of University of California system, offers tribute along with one victim's father; service, like other memorials on campus, offers catharsis for students who remain in shock. MORE

Jan. 21, 2014

University of California president Janet Napolitano continues to face anger and distrust on campuses filled with foreign-born students over her former role in Obama administration's deportation of 1.9 million unauthorized immigrants. MORE

Oct. 31, 2013

Janet Napolitano, president of University of California, says $5 million will be devoted to providing special counseling and financial aid for students living in the country illegally; move is aimed at disarming critics who worried she would be hostile to the small but vocal student population. MORE

Jul. 22, 2013

Letter from Congressman David E Price, Democrat from North Carolina, responds to July 14 editorial criticizing former Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano's record on immigration. MORE

Jul. 14, 2013

Editorial contends that outgoing Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano's record on immigration enforcement is disheartening; maintains that the vast expansion of country's deportation machinery during her tenure has undercut responsible local efforts to fight crime and has lead to false arrests, racial profiling and other civil-rights abuses. MORE

Jul. 13, 2013

Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano announces she is stepping down, setting off search to fill one of the most challenging positions in government; departure comes as Pres Obama's administration is struggling to get a team in place for his second term. MORE

Apr. 25, 2013

Editorial praises Janet Napolitano, secretary of homeland security, for explaining in testimony before Senate Judiciary Committee how immigration reform would strengthen nation's security; notes that opponents of the immigration reform do not have persuasive arguments and are largely relying on fear and anxiety to try and stall or kill reform. MORE

Apr. 2, 2013

Editorial expresses dismay at frequency with which illegal immigrants are subjected to solitary confinement, extreme form of punishment that risks causing severe mental damage; contends if Janet Napolitano, homeland security secretary, does not stop practice, Congress should step in. MORE

Mar. 27, 2013

Homeland Security Sec Janet Napolitano asks federal immigration officials to provide more information about immigrants being held in solitary confinement at federal facilities, noting that it should be used only in exceptional cases. MORE

Sep. 29, 2012

Homeland Security Dept Secretary Janet Napolitano states in writing that foreigners who are same-sex partners of American citizens can be included under Obama administration policy suspending deportations of some immigrants who pose no security risk. MORE

Aug. 24, 2012

Ten immigration agents file a federal lawsuit in Texas against Homeland Security Sec Janet Napolitano, seeking to overturn an Obama administration program that suspends deportations for illegal immigrants who came to the United States when they were children; say program prevented them from detaining illegal immigrants who were public safety risks. MORE

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May 15, 2015, Friday

The academic performance of student-athletes will be a factor in how coaches and athletic directors at University of California campuses are evaluated and compensated under a new policy approved by the university system’s president, Janet...

February 6, 2014, Thursday

On campuses filled with foreign-born students, Janet Napolitano, who was named president of the University of California last summer, faces anger over her role in the Obama administration’s deportation of 1.9 million unauthorized immigrants.